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TECH NOTESWinter 2015

Information Services:

Al Plant: He will be missed…

Chaw-Ye Chang is Director of IT Strategic Sourcing & Planning

As Director, Chaw-Ye is involved in reviewing and selecting a

wide range of systems and solutions for the campus. She works

closely with the campus leaders, IT teams and vendors to

evaluate and select the technology solutions or professional

services. Chaw-Ye manages IT contracts and reviews proposals

as they relate to data security, privacy, compliance and solution

provisioning. In addition, she oversees the budget planning,

software license auditing and compliance for the University ERP

systems. Aside from contract and vendor management, she

handles division-wide projects or initiatives, such as disaster

recovery planning and exercise, internal and external IT audit

coordination and reporting, as well as IT security review.

Can you tell me about yourself and what brought you to WCU?I graduated from Saint Joseph’s University with a bachelor’s

degree in Management Information Systems. I then continued

my education and earned a master’s degree in Computer

Science from Villanova University. After graduation, I started my

IT career in the healthcare industry and held various applications

development and project management positions over 12 years.

When I returned to work in the fall of 1998 after my second child

was born, I made a decision to realign my priorities to better

balance my career and family needs. Being a resident of West

Chester since 1991, the University was naturally my top choice

for my career pursuit. When I explored the opportunity that

suited my skillset, I realized that the timing could not have been

better as the University was about to embark on transitioning

from a legacy system to the enterprise scale PeopleSoft ERP

systems. After successfully completing the search process, I

was fortunate to join the University in December 1998 as a Sr.

Systems Analyst.

How did you become interested in what you do?I am passionate in working with people and technology. My

position allows me to contribute my skills, and to collaborate

with my colleagues and external solutions providers. It also

gives me the opportunity to cultivate my professional skills.

What projects are you currently working on?I’m currently working with the network team and vendors on

IT security projects. I’m also working with campus users and

the Business Services Office to review the contracts for an

enterprise content management system, as well as a budget

reporting system for the Athletic Department. I’m

coordinating with Oracle and Information Services resources

to develop a training program for PeopleSoft technical and

functional needs. I also negotiated and submitted a five-year,

fixed-fee Oracle/PeopleSoft maintenance agreement through

WCU procurement process for approval.

What do you like most about your job?There are two aspects of my job that I like and appreciate.

First, it is rewarding to have the opportunity to interact and

coordinate with various internal and external constituents,

and work through the processes and challenges to

accomplish the common goal. Second, the opportunity to

explore and learn about the University “business” and

identify solutions and sound technologies, thus allowing our

users to become more effective in whatever they do, is

fulfilling.

Profile: Chaw-Ye Chang

Today, we are over in the beautiful Swope

School of Music building, with Seth Birch, the

new Digital Media Specialist for the Collegeof Visual and Performing Arts. Seth, an 2006Art and Design graduate of West ChesterUniversity has returned to use his graphics anddesign talents and technology to share all thatthe college has to offer - especially withstudents, including current, former andprospective - and the community near and far.With the help of both a student andprofessional photographer, a full timeaudio/visual engineer and a supporting crew ofeditors and designers, Seth shares the talent ofmusicians, artists, actors, actresses and more,through the many avenues of the web and printpublications. The CVPA can be found on theWCU website, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter andYouTube. His work can also be found in printmaterials such as the local magazine, Fig, aswell as the many pamphlets and flyersdistributed by the university.

College of Visual &Performing Arts: Seth Birch

Some of Seth’s latest projects include usingtechnology to connect alumni and thecommunity to concert performancesthrough live streaming. He also spends timeworking with alumni relations, the WCUFoundation and social media researchingthe successes of alumni of the College ofVisual and Performing Arts and to bringtheir stories to campus. Seth hopes thatthose success stories will attractprospective students and encouragecurrent students who are in the College ofVisual and Performing Arts.

Finally, Seth is working to integratetechnology with the arts by helping theviewer become part of a performance or toexperience the arts in a unique way. Forexample, Seth has worked with faculty toinclude GoPro cameras in music concertsand with the marching band to immersethe viewer into the performance from themusician’s point of view.

As a Digital Media Specialist, Seth is usingtechnology in many ways to connect theCollege of Visual and Performing Arts to theWest Chester University Community, nearand far.

Many of Seth’s photos andmessages are used to invite thecommunity to attend the highquality performances that takeplace here at West ChesterUniversity. Seth also wants toencourage our neighbors to visitand see the excellent artworkthat is in our galleries. Sethwants the photos, recordings andpublications to illustrate the topquality art, theatre and musicthat is produced by theuniversity. He also hopes thepublicity from these top qualityproductions will attractprospective students to theCollege of Visual and PerformingArts.

Tech Updates: iPads in the ClassroomThe Tech Fee (TF) Department provides support forcampus-wide initiativesIn 2009 the iPad and App store were still prototypes in

Apple’s product line. Today, there are 1.2 million apps

available in the App store, 475,000 designed just for the

iPad. The app store has delivered nearly 75 billion

downloads. Both have altered the landscape of

technology in the classroom.

The iPad offers a new and exciting opportunity in the

Education and IT fields. iPads provide a tool to facilitate

student-teacher communication, enhance learning both

on campus and off campus and reduce the volume of

books and paper used on campus. For IT, iPads represent

a way to take advantage of the rich Apple ecosystem. The

App store allows a safe way to purchase secure apps

vetted by Apple. The Volume Purchase Program and

Mobile Device Management solutions offer an integrated

way for institutions like WCU to purchase apps and

deliver them to iPads and maintain the iPads.

Since 2011, TF has provided nearly 500 iPads, apps and

technical support for use in various departments at WCU.

Colleges and Departments include College of Health

Sciences, College of Education, College of Visual and

Performing Arts, Communicative Disorders, Economics,

Mathematics, Art, English, Nursing, Learning Assistance

and Resource Center (LARC), Office of Services for

Students with Disabilities (OSSD), and others. Some

highlighted uses include apps used in the Health

Sciences and West Chester University Speech and

Hearing Clinic (WCUSHC).

C3 Logix Concussion Assessment iPad appWith the help of the Tech Fee Office, the Department of Sports Medicine

has acquired a license for the C3 Logix Concussion Assessment iPad

application. This technology will be used by undergraduate athletic

training students in the laboratory setting in Pathology & Evaluation of

Athletic Injury III and also in the clinical education setting where students

work with WCU student-athletes. The app introduces students to new

technology developed for clinical assessment, diagnosis, monitoring,

and management of concussions. The C3 Logix system incorporates

accelerometer and gyroscopic data to objectively quantify postural

stability, which can be used to evaluate and provide feedback during

balance tasks. The app also takes full advantage of the iPad’s touch

screen, which is used in the assessment of reaction time, coordination,

memory, and vision. The C3 Logix system is a cutting edge assessment

tool for evaluation of concussion in sports that will assist students in

learning how to perform a thorough patient evaluation for suspected

brain injuries.

Proloquo2Go Speech appWest Chester University Speech and Hearing Clinic (WCUSHC) strives

to provide superior professional diagnostic and treatment services in

speech-language pathology and audiology while providing excellence in

clinical education for students in the Department of Communication

Sciences and Disorders. Since Fall 2012, iPad and its apps have been

utilized in therapy and diagnostic sessions to provide more individually

targeted and hands-on services to adults and children with a variety of

communication disorders.

One of the top apps used in the WCUSHC is Proloquo2Go by

AssistiveWare. It is a symbol-supported communication app that gives

a voice to people who have difficulty speaking. It includes natural text-

to-speech gender- and age-appropriate voices and approximately

14,000 up-to-date symbols or photos. Compared to commercial speech-

generating alternative and augmentative communication devices, the

app is affordable, user-friendly, and less stigmatized.

How to take a screen shot of a complete webpage within the Chrome web browser

• Open the Chrome browser

• Go to Menu, More Tools, Extensions:

• Choose, 'Get more extensions'

• Search for 'Webpage Screenshot'

• When the results appear, choose the 'Extensions' radio button in the left column located under the search box

• Install the extension by clicking the 'Free' icon to the right of the 'Webpage Screenshot' description. Click 'Confirm' to add.

• Go to the web page you wish to print.

• Click the new camera icon located near the Chrome menu icon.

• Choose 'All page screenshot'

• In the new window that opens, choose one of the options on the right to save, copy, or print the file.

Visit the Software Application Training site for information on upcoming training sessions.

Don’t forget about the online UPK tutorials. Use these tutorials to learn at your own pace and

at a time that fits your schedule.

Vintage Technology!Contributed by Prof. Stephen Richter

The winner will be chosen at random from those submitting all correct answers to Dr.

Fabrey at jfabrey@wcupa.edu within 24 hours of the appearance of this issue of Tech

Notes. Prize will be determined and awarded by SSI.

Tech Trivia: Sponsored by the Student Services Inc (SSI)

Answers to the Tech Notes Winter 2015 contest: 1. The Motorola 6800 was the first microprocessor for which the

“Halt and Catch Fire” instruction became widely known; 2. The iPhone became commercially available (2007)

before the Android phone (2008); 3. The Autographic system was announced by Kodak 100 years ago to place text

in the margin of a photo. Winner: Autumn Walden!!!

3. In 1915, for the first time inhistory, a wireless (radio) phonemessage was sent across theAtlantic Ocean. What two citieswere connected and on whatday?

1. The forerunner of NASA wascreated 100 years ago – in 1915.What was its name and in whatyear was it replaced by NASA?

2. What cartoonist is often creditedwith being the father ofanimation for his short video onthe sinking of the Lusitania in1915, long before Walt Disney’sanimation of Mickey Mouse?

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